Antique Maps and Atlases

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1628 - Gerard Mercator
Gerard Mercator: Africa Ex Magna orbis terra descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta. Studio & industria G.M....
Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628
A very fine example of Mercator's map of Africa. It is based on the famous 1569 world map by Mercator, was engraved by his grandson and first published in 1595.The map has a high degree of...
Africa Ex Magna orbis terra descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris desumpta....
12781
Coloured map of the African continent. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.
1 900,00 €
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1616 - Johannes Janssonius
Johannes Janssonius: Nova Germaniae Descriptio
Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1616 [1632]
Scarce Janssonius map of the Holy Roman Empire with side panels.Very decorative and rare 'carte-à-figures' map of Germany with the surrounding countries by Johannes Janssonius. First...
Nova Germaniae Descriptio
12783
Coloured map of Germany. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius in 1632.
2 400,00 €
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1623 - Jodocus Hondius
Jodocus Hondius: China
Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1623
Impressive antique map of China, Japan and Korea by Jodocus Hondius. First published in the Mercator-Hondius Atlas of 1606.At the beginning of the 17th century, little is known about this...
China
12412
Coloured map of China. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1623.
2 200,00 €
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1628 - Gerard Mercator
Gerard Mercator: Asia ex Magna Orbis Terre Descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris Desumpta, Studio et Industria G.M....
Henricus Hondius, Amsterdam, 1628
A very fine example of Mercator's map of Asia. It is based on the famous 1569 world map by Mercator, was engraved by his grandson and first published in 1595.The map depicts the coasts of...
Asia ex Magna Orbis Terre Descriptione Gerardi Mercatoris Desumpta,...
12780
Coloured map of the Asian continent. Printed in Amsterdam by Henricus Hondius in 1628.
3 000,00 €
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1578 - Gerard de Jode
Gerard de Jode: Nova Descriptio Hispaniae
G. de Jode, Antwerp, 1578
This scarce map of Spain and Portugal originates from the renowned Italian architect Pirro Ligorio, as indicated at the top, and was engraved by Johannes and Lucas Doetecum for Gerard de Jode's...
Nova Descriptio Hispaniae
12852
Antique map of Spain - Portugal. Printed in Antwerp by G. de Jode in 1578.
3 500,00 €
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1702 - Anonymous
Anonymous: [Donau Strom von Sigmaringen bis Donauwörth]
circa 1702
Important manuscript map of the Danube River in Upper Swabia on vellum.Very large, impressive and detailed manuscript map of the Danube river between Sigmaringen and Donauwörth. Drawn on...
[Donau Strom von Sigmaringen bis Donauwörth]
12078
Manuscript map on vellum of Upper Swabia. Drawn around 1702.
8 500,00 €
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1653 - Johannes Janssonius
Johannes Janssonius: Descriptio Fluminum Rheni, Vahalis et Mosae...
J. Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1653-66
Beautiful copper engraving map of the watercourses Rhine (Rhenus), Waal (Vahalis) and Maas (Mosa). Published by Johannes Janssonius in the Spanish edition of the Atlas Novus in 1653. The map...
Descriptio Fluminum Rheni, Vahalis et Mosae...
12999
Coloured map of the Rhine, Waal, Meuse. Printed in Amsterdam by J. Janssonius in 1653.
350,00 €
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1636 - Jodocus Hondius
Jodocus Hondius: Poli Arctici, et Circumiacentium Terrarum Descriptio Novissima
Johannes Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1636
This striking map of the North Polar regions, published in 1636 by Henricus Hondius, is a milestone in early polar cartography. It represents the third state of the plate and the first fully...
Poli Arctici, et Circumiacentium Terrarum Descriptio Novissima
13000
Old coloured sea chart of the North Pole. Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius in 1636.
2 700,00 €
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1493 - Hartmann Schedel
Hartmann Schedel: Basilea
Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493
Decorative incunable double-leaf in folio showing Basel by Hartmann Schedel. From the Latin edition of the famous Liber chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle published in 1493, the year that...
Basilea
12994
Antique woodcut town view of Basel. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.
650,00 €
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1493 - Hartmann Schedel
Hartmann Schedel: Bamberga
Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493
Decorative incunable double-leaf in folio showing Bamberg by Hartmann Schedel. From the Latin edition of the famous Liber chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle published in 1493, the year that...
Bamberga
12995
Antique woodcut town view of Bamberg. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.
650,00 €
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1493 - Hartmann Schedel
Hartmann Schedel: Patavia
Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493
Decorative incunable double-leaf in folio showing Passau by Hartmann Schedel. From the Latin edition of the famous Liber chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle published in 1493, the year that...
Patavia
12996
Antique woodcut town view of Passau. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.
590,00 €
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1493 - Hartmann Schedel
Hartmann Schedel: Bressla
Anton Koberger, Nuremberg, 1493
Decorative incunable double-leaf in folio showing Breslau (Wroclaw, in Silesia) by Hartmann Schedel. The oldest panoramic view of Breslau. From the Latin edition of the famous Liber chronicarum or...
Bressla
12997
Coloured woodcut town view of Breslau, Wroclaw, Silesia. Printed in Nuremberg by Anton Koberger in 1493.
1 400,00 €
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